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Artist Statement
Since retiring in 1998 from a very fulfilling 36-year career as simultaneous Chiefs of Cardiology and Nephrology, at several greater Boston-area hospitals, and a LCDR, U.S. Navy retired, Mike has been painting professionally since 1993 having drawn and painted extensively as a child. Knowing he wanted to become an artist, he still has his portfolio with work he did early on. Over 500 of his representational land and seascapes have been juried into national and international exhibitions, including the National Watercolor Society while being the recipient of over 90 major awards.
Mike is an elected and/or signature member of 36 national art societies. These memberships include Fellowship in The American Artists Professional League, The Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society, Texas Watercolor Society's Purple Sage Brush Society, and the International Society of Marine Painters. While serving two terms as President of the the New England Watercolor Society, Mike established the Society's first home gallery since the Society's inception in 1885 on Newbury Street in Boston. He was Educational Program Director for 10 years for the Canton Art Association in Canton, Mass.
One of his marine paintings is included in SPLASH 9, (2006) and two pieces in SPLASH 10 (2008) both published by North Light Books, which reflect the works of 100 of the top contemporary watercolorists in America. He has been selected by PaintAmerica, recognized as one of the nations leading artists' competitions, in their Top 100 exhibitions representing scenes from America's National Parks and the 50 States. Mike's work will also be represented in the upcoming book Artistic Touch 4 (2010), published by Creative Arts Press.
He has exhibited in 35 Museums across the country and has had an invitational one-man show at the New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA, where he exhibited 40 of his marine and landscape paintings, an invitational one-man show (2009)at the Cape Cod Museum of Art in Dennis, MA and a solo exhibition of 33 of his marine paintings at the New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford,MA (2009-10).
Two of his paintings were selected for an international exhibition at the ZEEland Maritime Museum in Vlissingen, Holland, 2009 in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Henry Hudson's European founding of New York.
His work is in many public, private and corporate collections throughout the United States. Mike is represented by galleries south of Boston.
NATIONAL and INTERNATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Academic Artists Association, Elected Member
Allied Artists of America, Inc., Elected Member
American Artists Professional League, Inc., Fellow
American Society of Marine Artists, Member
Audubon Artists, Inc., Artist Member
Connecticut Academy of Fine Arts, Artist Member
Coast Guard Artist Program (COGAP), Artist Member
Eastern Washington Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Georgia Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Hudson Valley Art Association, Elected Artist Member
International Society of Marine Painters, Professional Artist Member
International Guild of Realism, Elected Associate Member
Louisiana Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Kentucky Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Montana Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Mississippi Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Missouri Watercolor Society, Signature Member
National Society of Artists, Signature Member
North East Watercolor Society, Signature Member
North Shore Arts Association, Artist Member
Oklahoma Watermedia Association, Signature Member
Pennsylvania Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Philadelphia Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Pittsburgh Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Red River Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Signature Member
The Salmagundi Club, NYC, Elected Artist Member
San Diego Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Society of Watercolor Artists, Signature Member
Southwestern Watercolor Society, Signature Member
Taos National Society of Watercolorists, Signature Member
Texas Watercolor Society, Signature Member, Purple Sage Brush Society
Watercolor U.S.A., Honor Society
Watercolor Art Society - Houston (WAS-H), Signature Member
Watercolor Society of Alabama, Signature Member
Western Colorado Watercolor Society, Signature Member
COLLECTIONS:
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, MA
Commonwealth of Mass, Department of Environmental Protection, Lakeville, MA
Marion Art Center, Marion, MA
New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, MA
New Bedford Whaling Museum, New Bedford, MA
Tabor Academy, Marion, MA
The City of New Bedford, Free Public Library, New Bedford, MA
United States Coast Guard, Washington, D. C.
PUBLICATIONS:
Artistic Touch 4, Creative Arts Press, 2010
Cape Cod Life Magazine, May 2009; Creative Hands and Minds
Home Gallery Magazine ( COASTAL Life-Southeastern Mass and Rhode Island), Volume 4, Issue 10, 2008
SPLASH 10, Best in Watercolor- Passionate Brushstrokes, North Light Books, F&W Publications, Inc, 2008
SPLASH 9, Best in Watercolor- Watercolor Secrets North Light Books, F&W Publications, Inc., 2006
Contemporary American Marine Art, 2002, 2004
Plymouth Savings Banks Calendar, 2003 representing work from Museums and Art Centers
Marquis Whos Who in Medicine and Healthcare
Marquis Whos Who in American Art
Marquis Whos Who in America
Marquis Whos Who in the World
Exhibitions
12/10/2009
New Bedford Whaling Museum
Mike Mazer, Waterfront Works
03/21/09
Cape Cod Museum of Art, Dennis, Massachusetts
Mike Mazer, Maritime Paintings of the South Coast
09/28/2006
New Bedford Art Museum, New Bedford, Massachusetts
Mike Mazer Paints New Bedford and Other Scenes from the South Coast
Gallery Representation
Rogers Gallery, Mattapoisett, MA
China Trader Antiques, Marion, Mass
Reviews and Press
10/06/2009
The Wanderer
Mattapoisett Artist Donates Painting
08/25/2004
The Standard Times
Watercolor exhibit will delight, intrigue and impress
01/25/2009
The Standard Times
Mike Mazer Gains Acclaim, Exposure
10/23/2007
The Standard Times
Artist Wins National Recognition
12/16/2009
Whalling Museum blog
New Exhibit, Mike Mazer: Waterfront Works
May 2009
Cape Cod Life Magazine
From Physician to Artist
Mike's Favorites
American Artists Professional League
Watercolor U.S.A. Honor Society
New England Watercolor Society
Marquis Whos Who in Art -Gallery